...and change the lighting back to the way it looked at E3
I'd favour that indeed.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Launch trailer, JP boxart, March 3, 2017
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I'd favour that indeed.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
Why would they change it in the first place?!? It looks worse...
I have no clue. Maybe it was something that didn't work right after they ported it. I don't know how it works. I just know Aonuma said it was last spring when they decided to make BotW for the switch as well.
peanutbutterlatte
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Ordered the Wii U edition for £5 due to some gift cards and the Amazon UK promotion.
I know very little about the game honestly, which is amazing.
I know very little about the game honestly, which is amazing.
Maybe because it messes up in the larger shrines
Skittzo0413
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GAF I was at the Switch Fan Event in Munich this week. You can even see me several times in the background in this official video:
https://youtu.be/XzSr4Nmk_OM
Right after the beginning I'm right behind Aounuma, the guy in the white shirt
Now the important part:
I've played the demo of Zelda twice there and was baffled by it's weak graphics. 30fps, often less, framedrops, low textures, low resolution, no AA etc.
Now I'm watching the video linked above where they say they play the final version with Aounuma on this particular Switch while the other devices are running the old demo.
In this video to me it looks like stable 60fps, much better resolution, lightning, textures and slightly more details like grass and stones compared to the demo I've played twice
What do you guys think about it?
The video itself is 30fps so I'm not sure how you're seeing 60fps...
I would like to know if the lighting, if it is actually changed for the worse on the Switch, could that be a result of not enough time working on the port?
I'm still hopeful that it is just a bug as it doesn't make sense. We know there is still dynamic lighting in the open world for the most part. The beam from the Guardians was posted clearly showing that's still in full effect. I believe the glow from the Rune bombs still illuminates Link when outside.
But interiors for whatever reason the gamma got jacked up super high and things like chests and panels don't cast light on Link anymore and lights in general don't have that same bloom and brilliance to them.
The biggest tell that it might be a bug is that one little patch of light inside the Shrine of Resurrection that still shows up when the doors open. It's like they disabled certain surfaces from being affected by light or turned off certain light sources from affecting specific objects. It's odd.
What if there are 5 dungeons?
...and change the lighting back to the way it looked at E3
E3 was the WiiU version.
OrbitalBeard
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Possibly, but I honestly doubt it was only changed for Switch. The Wii U game is probably going to look the same.
Graphics Horse
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There's a lot of changes, whacking bokoblins used to change their light source to the impact point/direction but that doesn't seem to happen any more. Wind waker GC had this!
Skittzo0413
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This sounds like an issue with the specular map of the ground material then. Which does indeed seem like a bug.
Various other issues in the opening cave wouldn't be affected by that though, so if this is the result of a bug it's a much deeper bug. It would make more sense if it just is nowhere near optimized yet (on this particular version). Though the fact that it's present on the "final" retail version makes me doubt this. Day 1 patch incoming?
Orniletter
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I hope the WiiU version ends up ok.
My Switch purchase has been moved to late May, but I can't wait for Zelda.
Will be fun to play an upgraded version later to compare.
Did anyone find out why you need 3 GB of free internal space for the WiiU version ? Is it like Xenoblade X and you'll need to install data to improve the loading times ?
My Switch purchase has been moved to late May, but I can't wait for Zelda.
Will be fun to play an upgraded version later to compare.
Did anyone find out why you need 3 GB of free internal space for the WiiU version ? Is it like Xenoblade X and you'll need to install data to improve the loading times ?
OrbitalBeard
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Certainly possible. Though it'd be the first Nintendo game to get a pretty major day one patch that I can recall.
Nah man, this is the best reaction video. So much energy and hype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRFsBO_5Nt4&t
He deserves those 50,000 views for sure
SinCityAssassin
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Has there been any footage of someone finding the Fire Rod on the Switch version?
Vital Tundra
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Im guessing there will be a day one patch. Being the game isn't on a disk like Xenoblade I don't think it would need the optional optimization patch.
Dual audio does not seem to be an option in the game. (Credits to BY2K.)
http://pt.ign.com/the-legend-of-zel...-nao-vamos-poder-jogar-com-as-vozes-originais
http://pt.ign.com/the-legend-of-zel...-nao-vamos-poder-jogar-com-as-vozes-originais
SinCityAssassin
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Well that's a shame.
Dual audio does not seem to be an option in the game. (Credits to BY2K.)
http://pt.ign.com/the-legend-of-zel...-nao-vamos-poder-jogar-com-as-vozes-originais
Do we take that to mean that the Japanese voices are on the cart, but the only way to access them is to change the system language (and therefore all text) to Japanese?
Deckard Chapel
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They ported the Wii U code and enhanced certain things - why would they change the lighting I wonder?
There's still time for them to change it back - I hope that they see all the complaints about it!
Because game developers are likely making complicated tradeoffs that nobody here would understand? It's possible it was intentionally changed either for artistic or performance reasons, or it was altered unintentionally as a consequence of changing something else. Kinda impossible to know without bringing it up directly with the developers, which we won't have the chance to do.
No, the developers of Breath of the Wild are not reading this thread, and even if they were they probably wouldn't change this just because a vanishingly small number of people noticed it. Also not sure why people think there's still time to change this — the game is six weeks away! I guess they could patch it or something, but we don't even know why it's been changed.
I mean, I agree with you all — I think the original lighting looks nicer. It would be cool if the retail version looked closer to that. But I also realize that I am powerless to change it and that it's not what I'll be thinking of once I'm actually playing the game.
Dual audio does not seem to be an option in the game. (Credits to BY2K.)
http://pt.ign.com/the-legend-of-zel...-nao-vamos-poder-jogar-com-as-vozes-originais
What. So the Japanese dub is on the cart, but they just didn't add a feature to chose the dub separately from the text language? That would be so backwards.
Deckard Chapel
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That was my point, that the lighting in the E3 Wii U build looked better in that opening section before Link goes outside.
OrbitalBeard
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It's entirely possible (and quite likely, really) that the different lighting isn't due to the game being ported to the Switch. It's likely an artistic decision that now applies to both versions.
Deckard Chapel
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I hope they artistically decide to change it back lol!
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Especially if they really ship localized versions with only the target country's language plus japanese. It seems kinda weird, yeah. Well, time to brush up my poor japanese skills in february then.
Ultra Numb
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Probably old but apparently you can't change Link's character name this time around and instead he's specifically "Link"
Nintendo may be ditching that whole link to the player concept and building more on Links character.
Nintendo may be ditching that whole link to the player concept and building more on Links character.
SinCityAssassin
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That is old, yes. Even in the Wii U E3 trailer Zelda's VA specifically refers to him as Link in the opening sequence.
TheCongressman1
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There's going to be people upset by voice acting in the first place, giving the option to choose Japanese VO seems like a no brainer.
Yes, that's one of the things that changes the most through development.
Hopefully there's not "downgrade" gate yet...
Dual audio does not seem to be an option in the game. (Credits to BY2K.)
http://pt.ign.com/the-legend-of-zel...-nao-vamos-poder-jogar-com-as-vozes-originais
Can't they work on that now that is the game is finished ? It's not that hard.......
Deckard Chapel
Banned
So wait, dual languages are in the game - as in coded into it, but you have to change the regional settings of the system just to to hear it?!?
I see why Nintendo decided to call it the Switch...
I see why Nintendo decided to call it the Switch...
SinCityAssassin
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Regional language.
OrbitalBeard
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Yeah. Wouldn't surprise me.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
It's not like it's that big of a deal - but it's hard nowadays to get excited about a game's reveal when downgrades are such a thing...
SinCityAssassin
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Nah it's easy to get excited. I'm excited right now. Let's wrestle.
FloweryMarston
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the dual audio thing is expected, a lot of publishers do this.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
N kind of shot themselves in the foot. I was considering picking up a Nintendo Bitch day one but the comparisons show the Wii U version as being just as good so I'll go with that.
Gonna save myself $400 (until we get a 3DS style price drop at least).
Gonna save myself $400 (until we get a 3DS style price drop at least).
That's quite the typo.
I hear it charges you by the hour.
I would call it a downgrade if there wasn't parts of the game that were significantly improved. The landscapes look much better and some textures are sharper (not to mention better resolution and performance). So the lightning thing to me just feels like tweeking some settings to get the best performance where it matters.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
I'm excited, but I'm also a little let-down by the news of no dual audio and a downgrade in interior lighting
DecoReturns
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I wanna hear the soundtrack more then actually play the game.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
I hope it's not region locked too lol
Omega Kirby
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You know what I would like to see? NPC's fighting monsters. You'd be wandering the world and you could come across a skirmish between some monsters and friendly npc's. That would be dope and really make the world feel alive.
OrbitalBeard
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I agree, the Wii U version will also be good, but I'm fairly certain what most people have seen is not the final version of the Switch game. The game runs much better in the retail version. Here's a video of the retail version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzSr4Nmk_OM
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